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Antler Dust
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Antler Dust Author: Mark StevensISBN: 13: 978-0-9774188-1-7: 10: 0-9774188-1-2If you thought that the Colorado Flat Tops wilderness didn’t possess sufficient fodder for murder and mystery, you may have to reconsider after you read Antler Dust.With Antler Dust, former newspaper reporter and television news producer, Mark Stevens, has built an ambitious debut novel from two separate plot threads that eventually tie up. Our principal protagonist,...
(No rating) 2-14-2007 Views: 3921

Baby Shark’s BEAUMONT BLUES
Author: Robert FateISBN: 13: 978-0-9776276-2-2 The “wise guys” that populate Robert Fate's second novel, Baby Shark's BEAUMONT BLUES, are not exactly the kind you would want to bring home to mother’s family dinner, as the P.I. team of Kristin Van Dijk and Otis Millett soon discover.Kristin and Otis were first introduced to us in Fate's debut novel Baby Shark when their client, Henry Chin, hired them to help find the men who killed Chin's son and Kristin's father. Since then Kristin has gone...
(No rating) 12-12-2006 Views: 5190

Blood Harvest
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Blood HarvestAuthor: Brant Randall Publishers: Capital Crime PressISBN: 13:978-0-9799960-1-6: 10: 0-9799960-1-5 Deputy Marshall Ichabod Lawe, the principal narrator in Brant Randall’s debut novel Blood Harvest may have been a gossip, however, he undoubtedly had quite a yarn to narrate. As Lawe informs us, the MacKay family, who lived in Peony Springs, a little rural town in New England, were not exactly pleased when in 1916 their fifteen-year old daughter...
(No rating) 1-30-2008 Views: 5375

Murder…Suicide…Whatever…: A Fifi Cutter Mystery
Author: Gwen FreemanISBN: 139780977627615 With Murder…Suicide…Whatever…: A Fifi Cutter Mystery, Gwen Freeman, author, attorney, and artist has delivered a deceptively goofy thriller filled with dead-pan one-liners and punchy humor that would be the envy of many a stand-up comic. Freeman’s concocted plot zeros in on Fifi Cutter and her half brother Bosco Dorff who unannounced shows up one day on her doorstep. Fifi is highly suspicious of Bosco’s motives and doesn’t think highly of her free...
(No rating) 11-30-2006 Views: 6309

A Foreign Policy
Author: Richard Graham-YoollPublisher: Medallion PressISBN: 193281549XThe following review was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures &CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's Reviews To read Norm's Interview With the Author CLICK HEREA Foreign Policy
(No rating) 8-18-2005 Views: 4229

A Hard Day’s Death: A Spike Berenger Hit
Click Here To Purchase A Hard Day’s Death: A Spike Berenger Hit Author: Raymond BensonISBN: 10:0-8439-6063-9: 13: 978-0-8439-6063-1Publisher: Leisure Books Raymond Benson’s name should be familiar to most mystery readers as he is the author of sixteen novels, including six James Bond 007 novels, three James Bond film novelizations a
(No rating) 6-21-2008 Views: 5195

A Prisoner of Birth
Click Here To Purchase A Prisoner of Birth Author: Jeffrey ArcherISBN: 13-978-0-312-37929-2: 10:0-312-37929-3 In A Prisoner of Birth Jeffrey Archer offers up another multilayered thriller that includes a bevy of crimes emanating from a wrongful murder conviction. Among the transgressions are: the escape from Belmarsh prison that is a high-security establishment in so
(No rating) 3-28-2008 Views: 4153

Accuser of the Brethren
Author: Tee MichaelsISBN: 0967857406 The following review was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures &CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's Reviews To read Norm’s Interview With the Author Click H
(No rating) 5-19-2005 Views: 3529

All the Guys are Bad Guys
Author: Ned LordISBN: 0977476707The following review was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures. CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's Reviews To read Norm's Interview With Author Ned Lord CLICK HERE
(No rating) 3-24-2006 Views: 3811

Blow The House Down
Author: Robert BaerISBN: 1400098351 The following review was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures. CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's Reviews
(No rating) 6-10-2006 Views: 4091

Boomerang by Lue Christian
From its opening pages, Lue Christian’s first fictional novel Boomerang, hooks its readers with a tale of a woman haunted by a horrendous past experience. Set in I’ile-aux-Coudres near Québec City, Christian conjures a good low action thriller, keeping the pages turning. The first chapter of the book jump-starts the story, and sets the road map for what is to come. Our principal protagonist, Samantha, or as she is nicknamed Sam, receives a very disturbing phone call from someone whom she...
(No rating) 11-16-2004 Views: 3232

Cactus Island: A Stan Turner Mystery
Author: William MancheeISBN: 1929976364William Manchee’s Cactus Island: A Stan Turner Mystery is one legal thriller that will have you scratching your heads, even if you don’t believe in extra-terrestrial life.How do you defend someone who insists that he saw a space ship that caused him to lose control of his jeep, plunging over a hill and resulting in the death of a friend who had been a passenger in the vehicle? The driver, Steven Caldwell, who survives the accident, is accused of murder...
(No rating) 11-5-2006 Views: 7559

Conduct in Question: The First In A Trilogy
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Conduct in Question: The First In A TrilogyAuthor: Mary E. MartinISBN: O595358209Toronto based author Mary E. Martin, who at one time practiced law in a firm focusing on small estates, has made a promising foray into the mystery arena with her debut novel Conduct in Question: The First In A Trilogy.Martin's principal protagonist, Harry Jenkins, is portrayed as an honest and sincere general family solicitor specializing in estate law, who finds himself over...
(No rating) 12-20-2005 Views: 4981

Cover-Up
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Cover-UpTitle: Cover-UpAuthor: Michele MartinezISBN: 9760060899004 Michele Martinez’s Cover- Up delivers everything you can ask for in a mystery- suspense, a strong protagonist, a thriller of a plot with some very intriguing twists, violence and enough gory scenes that will keep you awake at night. The novel’s plot unfolds when New York federal prosecutor Melanie Vargas who along with her boyfriend, FBI agent Dan O’Reilly, are called to the scene of an...
(No rating) 12-31-2007 Views: 3289

Crazy Fool Kills Five: A Fifi Cutter Mystery
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Crazy Fool Kills Five: A Fifi Cutter MysteryAuthor: Gwen FreemanISBN: 13:978-0-9799960-0-9ISBN: 10: 0-9799960-0-7 Much like Gwen Freeman’s first novel Murder…Suicide…Whatever: A Fifi Cutter Mystery, her newest non-traditional mystery, Crazy Fool Kills Five will titillate readers with its wit, zingers and twisty plot. The story begins when Freeman’s favorite sleuth, Fifi Cutter has been hired by the law firm of Wong, Wu & Cho on the recommendation of her...
(No rating) 2-21-2008 Views: 4661

Dark Friday
Author: Jeffrey LeeverISBN: 9780977627639In his most recent novel, Dark Friday, Jeffrey Leever drops his readers into Jasonville, Indiana, a small-town of 2500 located in the middle of nowhere. You would even think, as most of the locals do, that it would be the safest place on earth! Unfortunately, your belief would be quickly shattered when you learn that on one rainy Friday evening five teen-age girls were brutally murdered and there were also two other attempted murders as well as an...
(No rating) 6-13-2007 Views: 7242

Death Comes Too Soon: A Bridget O’Hern Mystery
Author: Patricia HarringtonISBN: 1413777082The following review of the ARC copy of the book was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures. CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's ReviewsTo read the interview with the author, Patricia Harrington, CLICK HEREPatricia Harrington’s second novel, Death Comes Too Soon: A Bridget O’Hern Mystery, makes superb use of an exciting and unusual plot twist and ending.The story unfolds when Bridget O’Hern, a non-profit management consultant, is invited to...
(No rating) 12-8-2005 Views: 4664

Deception’s Guard by Jacqueline G. Randolph
First time novelist, Jacqueline G. Randolph, author of Deception’s Guard, certainly has a surprise for skeptical readers who cannot fathom that a novel can be written in four days. When you have completed reading the first chapter, any skepticism you may have entertained has completely disappeared. You are emotionally drawn in and seduced to read this gripping tale of intrigue, espionage, deception and romance. Randolph’s plot focuses on two principal characters, Rhys Wielde and Skye...
(No rating) 11-16-2004 Views: 3553

Divine Justice
Click Here To Purchase Divine Justice Author: David BaldacciISBN: 10:0-446-19550-2: 13:978-0-446-19550-8Publisher: Grand Central Publishing One of the nice things about reviewing another David Baldacci thriller is that you know in advance you will be enjoying another roller coaster of a ride that we come to expect from this best-selling author. One that is never dull or formulaic. Divine Justice draws the reader into the capers of John Car
(No rating) 9-24-2008 Views: 5585

Fast Track
Author: John DeDakisISBN: 159507094XThe following review was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures. CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's Reviews John DeDakis, who edits and writes on Wolf Blitzer's "Situation Room, has crafted an exciting narrative with his debut novel Fast Track. Our story begins with a cataclysmic event when our principal protagonist Lark Chadwick's aunt, Ann, unexpectedly takes her own life. Lark had been very close to her aunt after her parents were killed...
(No rating) 2-27-2006 Views: 5498

Final Paradox: the second in the Osgoode Trilogy
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Final Paradox: the second in the Osgoode TrilogyAuthor: Mary E. MartinISBN: 0595407609Mary E. Martin’s second Osgood Trilogy, Final Paradox revolves around Harry Jenkins, the honest and sincere family solicitor, who once more seems to attract some unusual clients. The novel begins when Jenkins pays a visit to an elderly client, Norma Dinnick to discuss her will. Norma seems to be very confused when Harry enters her apartment and she complains to him about...
(No rating) 12-19-2006 Views: 4648

Kill All the Lawyers; A Solomon vs. Lord Novel
Author: Paul LevineISBN: 0440242754 Paul Levine’s third Solomon Lord novel, Kill All the Lawyers, opens with Steve Solomon one early morning discovering on his front steps a three hundred pound blue marlin. He hasn’t the foggiest notion as to who is the jokester, until his lady law partner, Victoria Lord shows up.Lord asks Solomon if he had listened to the morning news where a former client of his, psychiatrist William Kreeger had just been released from prison after serving six years for...
(No rating) 11-1-2006 Views: 4560

Losing Hope
Author: Martha Morning ToddPublisher iUniverse IncISBN: 0595335500 The following review was contributed by: Norm Goldman Editor of Bookpleasures.comTo read Norm's interview with Martha Morning Todd click HEREFirst time novelist Martha Morning Todd’s Losing Hope weaves a story of a young woman’s horrifying journey through the aftermath of being abducted by a member of a clandestine group of vicious individuals.Our principal protagonist, Hope Evans, is a vibrant woman happily married for seven...
(No rating) 5-28-2005 Views: 5537

Manhook
Author: Ken RatcliffeISBN: 1-4196-0807-xThe following review was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures &CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's Reviews Readers who may have been badly bruised by the bitter and painful experiences of the Internet start-ups in the late 1990s will recognize the landscape in Ken Ratcliffe's debut novel, Manhook.Our principal protagonist, Bob Lutz, ditches his job as a salesman for a computer company,when he is enticed by an offer to become CEO of an...
(No rating) 9-21-2005 Views: 2897

Once Is Never Enough
You Can Purchase This Book From Amazon Author: Marjorie Gosa ShiversISBN: 0-9744066-2-7Marjorie Gosa Shivers’ second novel Once Is Never Enough focuses on Lester Miller, a homicide detective with the Chicago Police Department who is just going through a divorce and is in the process of changing jobs. Lester has accepted a position with the FBI in Virginia in their professional support division.As the story unfolds, Lester receives a phone call from a police sergeant informing him that there...
(No rating) 7-18-2007 Views: 3007

Philippine Fever
Author: Bruce R. CookPublisher: Capital Crime PressISBN: 0977627675The following review was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures. CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's Reviews To read Norm's Interview with the Author CLICK HEREBruce R. Cook’s debut novel, Philippine Fever, is an engrossing and entertaining quick read, although at times a trifle gory. Mystery novels are usually corpse-driven, and this one is no exception with its sleuth of suspects.Set in Manila in the Philippines,...
(No rating) 2-23-2006 Views: 4546

Poison Pen
Author: Sheila LoweISBN: 13:978-0977627608Sheila Lowe's first venture into the world of mystery writing is set in California where forensic handwriting expert Claudia Rose is on a quest to find out the cause of death of her friend, Lindsey Alexander. Did Lindsey commit suicide or was she a murder victim after her
(No rating) 12-7-2006 Views: 4282

Power Play
Author: Joseph FinderISBN: 13-978-0-312-34748-2 10: 0-312-34748-0The premise of New York Times best selling author Joseph Finder’s Power Play focuses on the kidnap-for-ransom of a major corporation’s entire top leadership by a gang of thugs that takes place in a lodge in a remote area of British Columbia. Our story unfolds when our primary protagonist, Jake Landry, a junior executive with Hammond Aerospace Corporation and someone who is not exactly embraced by the managerial inner...
(No rating) 5-31-2007 Views: 6100

Shadow Of Power: A Paul Madriani Novel
Click Here To Purchase Shadow Of Power Author: Steve MartiniISBN: 978-0-06-147391-3Publisher: William Morrow (An Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers) New York Times best-selling author Steve Martini is a master at writing with a straight-talking clarity, an essential ingredient when it comes to writing novels that focus on more than meets the eye such as legal thrillers.
(No rating) 5-15-2008 Views: 5632

The Cattle
Author: Greg M. SarwaISBN: 0976620200The following review was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures. CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's Reviews To read Norm's Interview With Greg CLICK HEREIf you have any preconceptions about the recently enacted Real ID Act in theUSA, I heartily suggest you read Greg M. Sarwa’s debut novel, The Cattle.Although the narrative is a work of fiction, it certainly reflects some of thereality transpiring in the USA as a result of 9/11.The USA...
(No rating) 4-6-2006 Views: 4149

The Deal
Click Here To Purchase The Deal Author: Adam Gittlin
(No rating) 4-29-2008 Views: 2988

The Deep Blue Alibi: A Solomon vs Lord Novel
Author: Paul LevineISBN: 0440242746The following review of the advanced review copy was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures. CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's ReviewsSteve Solomon is the kind of a lawyer you would like to have on your side whenyou believe you are in serious trouble with the law. Solomon believes that ifthe facts don’t fit the law, bend the facts. On the other hand, his law partner,Victoria Lord, brings a certain amount of ethical respectability to...
(No rating) 1-10-2006 Views: 6692

The Interview
Author: King HurleyISBN: 0977418804King Hurley’s debut novel, The Interview focuses on Michael King, the CEO of a public company, Peak Pharmaceuticals. Hurley is not exactly ecstatic about his job as he states, “the life of a CEO slugging it out in the public arena was neither glamorous nor fun, but you can count on it aging the hell out of you.”Peak Pharmaceuticals is quite successful with yearly sales in the range of five hundred million, however, shareholders are always clamoring for more,...
(No rating) 10-5-2006 Views: 4984

The One Minute Assassin
You Can Purchase This Book From Amazon Author: Troy CookISBN: 9780977627646Troy Cook former feature film writer and director and winner of several awards for his first novel 47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers which was selected by Library Journal as one of the best debuts of the year delivers another great read with his The One Minute Assassin.Cook’s novel is a whirlwind story of political intrigue mixed in with two clumsy assassins, an ex-football player, Dennis Nalen also known as...
(No rating) 7-11-2007 Views: 3652

The Only Pure Thing
Author: Patrick HydeISBN: 931761-61-1 The following review of the Advanced Review Copy was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures. CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's Reviews With The Only Pure Thing, veteran D.C. criminal lawyer Patrick Hyde marks his debut into the world of legal thrillers as he weaves a tale of suspense ending with a captivating twist.Stuart Clay, who is a member of the prestigious law firm of Mitchell & Strong, has been assigned as public defender to...
(No rating) 8-8-2006 Views: 4318

Trial & Error: A Solomon vs. Lord Novel
Author: Paul LevineISBN: 9780440242765Paul Levine’s latest in his Solomon vs Lord series, Trial & Error, pretty much follows the same formula as his three other novels in the series where the lives of three individuals are intricately intertwined-Steve Solomon, the unconventional and quirky trial attorney, his live-in girlfriend, the straight-laced Victoria Lord, who practices law by the book, and Steve’s nephew Bobby, who has physical and emotional problems, who lives with Steve and...
(No rating) 6-3-2007 Views: 5558

Wearing the Spider
You Can Purchase This Book From Amazon Author: Susan SchaabPublisher: Galavant Press, LLCISBN: 13: 978-1-934291-05-4: 10: 1-934291-05-6 Susan Schaab’s debut legal thriller is an intricate tale focusing on identity theft and sexual harassment that takes place in the prestigious New York law firm, Howard, Rolland & Stewart. The principal focus of the yarn centers on one of its associates, Evelyn (Evie) Sullivan, who is painted as a very competent intellectual and property rights attorney...
(No rating) 7-29-2007 Views: 2887

Who Gets the Apartment?
Author: Steven RigolosiISBN: 097737873XThe following review was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures. CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's ReviewsDuring the past few years most of us have watched reality television shows such as Survivor and The Amazing Race. In essence, these shows revolve around contestants teaming up, paring off, and plotting against one another in their quest for victory. First time author, Steven Rigolosi, has now skillfully adapted this reality format to the...
(No rating) 1-15-2006 Views: 3701